The Time-Limited Love and Marriage
Chapter 76

Chapter 76: Chapter 76

At the same time, at the Emperor City Prison Cafeteria—

All inmates were eating, as Li Yuan finished serving soup, he accidentally spilled some on his shoes.

He immediately shouted, "Yu Tongshu, come over here and lick my shoes clean."

A middle-aged man who looked gentle and weak stared intensely at Li Yuan.

"How dare you look at me like that? It seems that the lessons I’ve taught you recently are still too lenient!"

Li Yuan threw his soup bowl onto a nearby table and then walked aggressively towards Yu Tongshu, bumping into him with his broad chest.

As expected, Yu Tongshu was instantly knocked to the ground.

Li Yuan even planned to intensify his attack, stepping towards Yu Tongshu’s face.

Most other inmates had good relationships with Li Yuan, some even helped him keep watch, others just watched the drama unfold.

Of course, there were also some who felt sympathy for Yu Tongshu, but they were too afraid to offend Li Yuan and others, so they chose to coldly ignore it.

Just as Li Yuan was about to step on Yu Tongshu’s face, he was suddenly kicked and sent flying from behind.

"Who dares to attack me from behind? Motherfucker, I..."

Li Yuan got up cursing, ready to turn back and settle the score with his attacker.

But the moment he turned around, he saw Ou Zuo, nearly two meters tall and twice as burly as him.

The ferocious expression that usually covered Li Yuan’s face suddenly turned into flattery and servility.

"Boss Ou, how did you also end up in here?"

Li Yuan was a local thug around Emperor City, and had good relationships with the local bosses and hoodlums, so even in prison, he thrived.

However, the so-called fearless local tyrant Li Yuan only feared Ou Zuo.

He had witnessed with his own eyes how Ou Zuo killed several people without changing his expression, and his methods were extremely brutal.

Most importantly, the police later were unable to convict him.

That incident left a deep psychological scar on Li Yuan.

Ever since then, whenever he saw Ou Zuo, he would instantly become timid.

"I’ve been entrusted to look after someone."

Ou Zuo’s rugged appearance, although devoid of any expression, still looked menacing.

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan suddenly had a bad premonition and glanced unconsciously at Yu Tongshu.

The latter had already picked himself off the ground and was dusting off his slightly dirty clothes.

Li Yuan asked Ou Zuo with a grin, "Looking after who? Maybe, brother I can help you out."

"Yu Tongshu." Ou Zuo’s statement made Li Yuan’s smile freeze.

It took a while for Li Yuan to find his voice again: "Boss Ou, are you joking? Yu Tongshu isn’t worth the trouble for you to personally come to look after, right?"

"An old friend asked me to come." Ou Zuo said this as he noticed that Yu Tongshu was also looking at him.

Their eyes met, and Ou Zuo saw astonishment in Yu Tongshu’s eyes...

Later, Ou Zuo addressed Yu Tongshu as "Sir," with an extremely humble attitude.

His demeanor, unlike the violent demeanor when Li Yuan had seen him killing people, was like night and day.

Yet even so, Li Yuan still didn’t dare to cause trouble in front of Ou Zuo.

He even spread the word in prison, if anyone wanted to live, they should not provoke either Ou Zuo or Yu Tongshu.

*

That night, Jiang Moxi went to her usual job at Night Color.

In the ninth-floor private room, it was more crowded today.

Fu Youhan was in the farthest corner, smoking a cigar and chatting with a few influential people.

His inherent noble aura made him the center of attention in any setting.

When Jiang Moxi walked in, his gaze arrived as expected, and as usual, he signaled her to come and stay by his side, no need to serve anyone else.

His gaze seemed to have undergone some special training, capable of making women feel cherished to a perfect extent, willingly sinking into it.

Previously, Jiang Moxi would have been thrilled by his intense gaze and would have obediently stayed by his side.

But when she thought about the depth and cunning of this man...

If she really fell for him, she might end up chewed up until nothing was left, worse than Feng Ming.

So, she lowered her eyes and chose to ignore him, then went over to Ye Chen and Yu Dingding.

Seeing the woman ignoring him, Fu Youhan’s eyebrows significantly raised, and the hand holding the wine glass turned visibly white at the knuckles due to the excessive force.

"Feeling better?"

While pouring wine for Yu Dingding, Jiang Moxi asked casually.

"Yeah, I’m better now. Thank you, Moxi."

Yu Dingding looked up at Jiang Moxi, her beautiful eyes filled with sincere gratitude.

Her thanks, apart from being for Jiang Moxi’s care which brought her warmth in this unfamiliar city...

Also, because Jiang Moxi had helped smooth over troubles for her father far away in the prison of Emperor City.

Right, just today at noon, after waking up from her hangover, Yu Dingding hurriedly called the prison guard again, wanting to check on her father’s condition.

Unexpectedly, the other party asked her if she had found some influential person, as there came a two-meter tall man, specifically to protect her dad.

At that time, Yu Dingding was baffled, as she had never sought any influential person.

Although she also tried before, calling people who used to have good relationships with the Yu Family to see if they could help her father.

But those people either coldly refused or didn’t even answer her calls.

Only Jiang Moxi had asked for her father’s name.

So, the person arranging protection for her father was done by Jiang Moxi.

"No need to be polite, we are friends!" Jiang Moxi’s expression remained unchanged.

But Yu Dingding, hearing her say that, was even more certain that it was Moxi who had arranged the protection for her father.

She was immensely grateful and was about to express it in words.

But just then, Ye Chen wrapped his arm around her shoulder: "Dingding, you are willing to meet and chat with Moxi during your leave, why not me?"

"Moxi is my friend, and who might you be?"

Yu Dingding immediately brushed his hand off and planned to continue talking with Jiang Moxi.

However, she saw Jiang Moxi already lifting her wine glass and leaving.

"I am also your friend. How about I consider you the only special confidante of my life if you reply to my messages in time from now on?"

Yu Dingding chuckled awkwardly, "Young Master Ye, your repeated tests are just to see if I would say the words you want to hear."

Ye Chen was slightly stunned and asked her, "Do you know what words I want to hear?"

"It’s nothing more than ’I like you, I love you.’"

Perhaps it was the harsh blows of life that made Yu Dingding completely tired of pretending with Ye Chen.

Ye Chen looked at her face which was absolutely aligned with his aesthetic, a trace of something flickered in his eyes.

But soon, all of it was replaced by his frivolous façade: "I didn’t want to hear those words, I just wanted to chat with you."

"But now I can’t and will not casually chat with someone I can’t be with!"

Yu Dingding stated frankly.

"Why?" Ye Chen pressed.

"Because I would get used to the presence of the other person, then develop a delusion of being in love, and even ponder if I’m the most special one in their eyes."

Since the Yu Family went bankrupt, Yu Dingding constantly reminded herself to stay highly alert.

Because behind her and her father there was no one else, and if she fell, their lives as father and daughter would be finished.

She understood, people like Ye Chen passed through a sea of flowers untouched.

So rather than beginning passively, it was better to rationally give up, which was best for her.

But Ye Chen kissed her cheek: "Baby, even if I don’t chat with you or get used to your presence, I always feel like I’m the most special person to you, as if I’m in love with you every moment."

Yu Dingding quickly wiped her face disdainfully: "Then I suggest you find a few more people to stay by your side like me, then you’d feel like you’re a customer service rep..."

Yu Dingding’s words set off laughter and whistles in the private room, and the atmosphere was incredibly lively.

Only Fu Youhan remained cold-faced, and seeing Jiang Moxi go out, he also maneuvered his wheelchair to follow her...

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